BeeArtful

Velocity matching

Collision avoidance

Flock centuring

What if anything do the above words have to do with our Mountain Laurel BeeArtful group?

I was asked to lead this group for 2024 and an image of the Tour de France came to mind.

How do all those cyclists manage to stay together, help each other as teams and make it to the finish line without crashes.

They somehow match each other’s velocity, avoid collisions and keep themselves centered as a group.

While doing all the above, they have Lead Outs who move to the front of the pack, expend maximum energy, then shift back to let someone else be the Lead Out.

Here is the list of our 2024 Leaders:

• Gini and Bev are guiding the Opportunity Quilt for 2024
  
• Melinda, Carol and Vickie are planners for the April and November Quilt Retreats
  

Workshops for 2024:

• Laura will do a Spoonflower demo in January
• Geri is leading our critique session in March
• Carol will demo bowl making in May and
• Melinda will lead an International workshop (TBD).
  

We have a wonder-filled plan for next year (see below) and it will take all of us to make it to the ‘finish line.’

Hope to see you in December. Until then...

Keep Pedaling

Janice

PS: In peloton cycling, according to my brother-in-law John, my designation would be Tour Leader, who (hopefully) the other team members support.

January 9th workshop on Spoonflower led by Laura Leiden
February 13th follow up to workshop
March 12 Critique session
April 22-26 Spring Retreat at Fire station
May 14th Workshop on rope bowls led by Carol Gardiner
June 11 follow up to workshop
July 9 Open Sewing
August 13 International Quilting Workshop led by Melinda Oliver
September 10 follow up to workshop
October 8 Planning for November retreat
November 11-15 Fall Retreat at Fire Station
December 10 Christmas Party and KISS it goodbye swap instead of presents.

Before the meeting: Sign up for potluck @ https://www.perfectpotluck.com/meals.php?t=KCHI9379

Bring a KISS item to swap out (Kiss it goodbye).

11:00 to 11:30 Vote on Opportunity Quilt (see choices below)

2024 BeeArtful challenge

Show and Tell

Lunch

Wrap up

If your KISS item didn't go home with someone please take back home.

The group decided at the retreat that we would vote at the December meeting on five possible choices. Additional ideas can be found on the group Pinterest board (https://pin.it/2NNCxeS). Prior to the December meeting, Melinda will send each of you a Google form for voting on the two additional choices from the Pinterest board so we come to the December meeting with our five choices ready for voting.

At the retreat we decided to make one of these cute pot quilts as a challenge. Three BeeArtful members have already made one with one more in the works. We need to discuss dates, etc at the December meeting.

Lynda is going home tomorrow AND Jane is going to be able to go home soon as well with hospice care from home.